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Being a caregiver for a family member can be as taxing as it is rewarding, and the role often goes underappreciated. While a support netw...

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Being a caregiver for a family member can be as taxing as it is rewarding, and the role often goes underappreciated. While a support network of family and friends is crucial, apps can help alleviate some of the stresses that come with caregiving.</div>
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From helping to keep track of appointments to assisting in health emergencies, apps are tackling all areas of caregiving. Here are 10 notable apps that can help support caregivers every day.</div>
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1. AARP Caregiving</h2>
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This app comes from one of the most notable names in elderly care. AARP Caregiving is an app that empowers caregivers with information on how to effectively care for an aging loved one. </div>
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The app allows users to monitor symptoms, coordinate care with other family or caregivers, and keep track of appointments and medications. It also features a help center, where caregivers can find answers to urgent or commonly asked questions. </div>
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AARP Caregiving is available for <strong>free</strong> on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aarp-caregiving/id940668274?mt=8" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>iPhone</strong></a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.carezone.caredroid.careapp.aarp.caregiving&hl=en" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Android</strong></a>.</div>
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2. CareZone</h2>
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Dubbed a "health info organizer," CareZone helps caregivers keep track of medical information by organizing medication, allergies, insurance cards and ID cards all in one place. </div>
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Through the app, caregivers can also create to-do lists to keep track of appointments and medication times. The app also curates news relevant to your loved one's illness, disability or condition. All features are private and secure, according to the company, meaning sensitive information stays private. </div>
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CareZone is available for <strong>free</strong> on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/carezone-health-info-organizer/id829841726?mt=8" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>iPhone</strong></a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.carezone.caredroid.careapp.medications&hl=en" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Android</strong></a>.</div>
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3. Alzheimer's Caregiver Buddy</h2>
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The <a href="http://www.alz.org/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Alzheimer's Association</a>, a leader in action and awareness around the disease, developed this "caregiver buddy" app to help caregivers manage their personal stress, navigate family conflict and reach a 24/7 helpline. </div>
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The app includes features like daily care tips for tasks related to hygiene and meal times, and fun activities that will stimulate the body and mind of someone living with dementia. It also covers how to cope with new and sometimes overwhelming behaviors, like aggression or hallucination.</div>
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Alzheimer's Caregiver Buddy is available for <strong>free</strong> on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/alzheimers-caregiver-buddy/id994572444?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>iPhone</strong></a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Alz_IL_Caregiver_Buddy_Application&hl=en" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Android</strong></a>.</div>
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4. Care.com</h2>
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Need a helping hand? <a href="https://www.care.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Care.com</a>'s app helps you find temporary, qualified care for your loved ones — including caregivers specializing in the needs of people with disabilities and aging populations — with just a few taps of your finger.</div>
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Users of the app can search resumes and applications of local professional caregivers to find the right fit for their families. Primary caregivers can even book interviews and facilitate payment through the app, making hiring a professional easy when needed.</div>
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Care.com's app is available for <strong>free</strong> on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/care.com-find-nannies-babysitters/id328453619?mt=8" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>iPhone</strong></a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.care.android.careview&hl=en" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Android</strong></a>.</div>
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5. Elder 411</h2>
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Elder 411, developed by award-winning geriatric doctor Marion Somers, has practical information for caregivers all in one place. </div>
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From safety in the home to communication tips, this app makes caregiving easier to navigate by starting with the basics. It even includes tips on how to manage stress as a caregiver.</div>
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Elder 411 is available for <strong>$.99</strong> on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/elder-411-senior-caregiving/id337794946?mt=8" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>iPhone</strong></a>.</div>
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6. First Aid by American Red Cross</h2>
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With so much to remember as a caregiver, it's helpful to have reminders of the basics — and that includes first aid and CPR. The First Aid app from the American Red Cross provides users with clear and concise first aid and CPR instructions to help in the event of an emergency.</div>
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The app also helps users identify health concerns by decoding symptoms, which is especially useful for people who are displaying physical symptoms but can't verbally describe what they are experiencing.</div>
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First Aid by American Red Cross is available for <strong>free</strong> on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/first-aid-by-american-red/id529160691?mt=8" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>iPhone</strong></a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cube.arc.fa&hl=en" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Android</strong></a>.</div>
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7. iPharmacy Pro</h2>
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People living with health challenges are sometimes prescribed numerous medications to help ease and manage symptoms. But keeping track of everything that comes with that can get difficult.</div>
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iPharmacy Pro helps caregivers easily identify medications, check for any potential drug interactions, and track prescriptions.</div>
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The app is available for <strong>$.99</strong> on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ipharmacy-pro/id575982668?mt=8" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>iPhone</strong></a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sigmaphone.topmedfree&hl=en" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Android</strong></a>.</div>
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8. CaringBridge</h2>
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Communication is critical when dividing caregiving duties among multiple people — and that's where CaringBridge can help. CaringBridge connects several caregivers through one app, allowing several people to keep track of appointments, changes in health and other essential information. </div>
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Users can also send each other inspiring messages and motivation through the app, which really helps pull together a team of caregivers in the toughest moments.</div>
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CaringBridge is available for <strong>free</strong> on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/caringbridge/id365726944?mt=8" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>iPhone</strong></a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.caringbridge.app&hl=en" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Android</strong></a>.</div>
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9. Symple</h2>
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Symple is an easy way to keep track of your loved one's symptoms like anxiety, fatigue and pain over long periods of time. The app allows you to track up to 10 individual symptoms, recording how your loved one feels and documenting any possible contributing factors to mood or health shifts. </div>
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Symple features an interactive graph and spreadsheet that a caregiver can use independently, or send to a doctor for evaluation. Users <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/symple-symptom-tracker-health/id479818115?mt=8" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">say</a> the app is simple to use, making it easy to remember sometimes vital health information in between office visits.</div>
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The app is available for <strong>free</strong> on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/symple-symptom-tracker-health/id479818115?mt=8" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>iPhone</strong></a>.</div>
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10. Pacifica</h2>
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Pacifica may not help with the routine tasks of a caregiver, but it does help them with something essential: self-care. Caregivers have to navigate a lot of responsibility, which <a href="https://www.caregiver.org/pilotIntegration/indexPersistent.html?uri=/caregiver-health" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">studies say</a>sometimes leads to and increased risk of depression, stress and other health impacts.</div>
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To best care for someone else, caregivers need to take care of themselves. Pacifica is a mindfulness app that aids in relief of anxiety, depression and stress. Users can track their moods and health, while also keeping track of moments during the day that trigger mood shifts. The app has in-app exercises, too, which help reduce stress and anxiety.</div>
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Pacifica is available for <strong>free</strong> on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pacifica-anxiety-stress-depression/id922968861?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>iPhone</strong></a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pacificalabs.pacifica&hl=en" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Android</strong></a>, with extra features available for a monthly or yearly subscription</div>

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Toonami Picks Up Dragon Ball Super For English Language Premiere

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Toonami has announced plans to air Dragon Ball Super in English in Asia and Southeast Asia. Dragon Ball Super is the first all-new D...

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Toonami has announced plans to air <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dragon Ball Super</em> in English in Asia and Southeast Asia.</div>
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“This announcement is huge for fanboys and girls in Asia. Dragon Ball is undoubtedly the original and world’s biggest anime export, and is a cornerstone of our programming on Toonami,” said Mark Eyers, Chief Content Officer for Turner’s Kids Networks in Asia Pacific in a press release. “Since the channel launched in 2012, Toonami has been airing episodes of <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dragon Ball Z</em> and<em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dragon Ball Z Kai</em>, and to premiere <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dragon Ball Super</em> demonstrates the channel’s continued commitment to securing must-have and must-see content, first on Toonami.”</div>
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MIT announces an innovation hub for students in Hong Kong

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For many startups, seeing their ideas come to fruition in the market can be a long, challenging process. MIT wants to help students exp...

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For many startups, seeing their ideas come to fruition in the market can be a long, challenging process. <a href="http://mashable.com/category/mit/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">MIT</a> wants to help students expedite that process with an "Innovation Node" in Hong Kong.</div>
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MIT announced the collaborative space on Monday, in an effort to give students and faculty resources to move ideas from lab to market more quickly. The MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node is slated to open next summer, according to an article from the <a href="http://news.mit.edu/2015/innovation-node-hong-kong-1109" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">MIT News Office</a>.</div>
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MIT's decision makes sense, since a crop of coworking spaces where startups can grow have been popping up in Hong Kong over the past few years. <a href="http://www.cyberport.hk/en" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Cyberport</a> is an information and communications technology (ICT) hub that serves startups and entrepreneurs. In May 2014, the company <a href="https://www.cyberport.hk/files/53635ff6e8cb5930202102/20140502_Cyberport%20MSFT%20Partnership_Eng.pdf" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">partnered with Microsoft Ventures</a> to help with funding support, technical training, business mentorship and joint marketing promotion. Past Cyberport internship programs have also linked students to Shanghai ICT companies such as IBM, Microsoft and Cisco.</div>
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Other Hong Kong coworking spaces include <a href="http://www.hkcocoon.org/en/index.aspx" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">CoCoon</a>, which companies have to apply to in order to access its resources and incubation program, and <a href="http://www.hkstp.org/en-US/Homepage.aspx" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation</a>, which has laboratories and technical centers with professional support services.</div>
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At the Node, students, faculty and researchers will have access to various opportunities and will be able to work with Hong Kong-based students and faculty, MIT alumni, entrepreneurs and businesses.</div>
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The Node will facilitate internships for students at companies based in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and along the Pearl River Delta, through China's MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives program. There will also be educational programs, workshops and innovation-focused events. Students can also take part in "action-learning" activities through the MIT China Lab, which pairs MIT's business students with students from China's top business schools.</div>
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Future plans for the Node include creating a "makerspace," a facility with advanced tools and materials for invention and prototyping. MIT's Cambridge campus is currently in the process of building a new makerspace, which the university says will be linked to the Node's planned makerspace.</div>
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For many startups, seeing their ideas come to fruition in the market can be a long, challenging process. MIT wants to help students expedite that process with an "Innovation Node" in Hong Kong. MIT a…

10 Nov 2015

Audi launches a car-sharing service, but only in San Francisco and Miami for now

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Audi is launching a premium car-sharing program called Audi at Home, the company announced Monday, if you're fortunate to live in one...

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Audi is launching a premium car-sharing program called Audi at Home, the company announced Monday, if you're fortunate to live in one of its two preliminary locations: the LUMINA luxury condominium complex under construction in San Francisco and the Four Seasons Residences in Miami.</div>
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The program puts a fleet of Prestige-trimmed Audis — for a nominal fee, of course — at your fingertips, incuding the S7, S5 Cabriolet, SQ5, TT Roadster, Q7 and RS5 Cabriolet. The German carmaker will "frequently rotate" models so that the fleet stays fresh.</div>
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Residents can call down to the concierge to register for the program, then log on to Audi at Home's mobile website to reserve a car. When they're finished, they simply leave the car with the building valet. Drivers will be charged either an hourly or daily fee, which includes cleaning, fuel, insurance, local tolls and unlimited mileage.</div>
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Pricing details are still unclear, though <em>Mashable</em> has reached out to Audi for comment.</div>
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Audi aims to expand the program to other U.S. cities this year, so if you live outside one of these two elite condo communities, you may want to wait before signing a new car lease for 2016; there may be a fleet of Audis outside your front door soon.</div>
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10 Nov 2015

Twitter is finally fixing the blue dot notification in Moments (sort of)

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Twitter users may still be adjusting to the site's new hearts, but the company is offering some relief to frustrated users who have b...

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Twitter users may still be adjusting to the site's new hearts, but the company is offering some relief to frustrated users who have been upset about another recent update.</div>
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The social network said Friday it would finally start to limit how often the blue dot notification appeared in the Moments tab within the Twitter app. It's not clear how much less often users should expect to see the rage-inducing dot, but it will likely be welcome news to many users</div>
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A quick recap: Last month Twitter introduced Moments, a new section of its app that surfaces curated collections of tweets around specific news stories, events and other conversations happening on Twitter. The much-hyped feature was one of the company's biggest updates in years but all anyone could focus on was the blue dot that wouldn't go away.</div>
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For once, Twitter, it seems, was listening. In a tweet Friday, the company said they would change the feature so the notification would appear "less frequently," though they didn't elaborate on how often it would appear.</div>
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While many users are relieved, some took the opportunity to complain about the other feature everyone seems to hate: the new favorites, er likes.</div>
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While it seems unlikely Twitter would reverse course on the <a data-crackerjax="#post-slider" href="http://mashable.com/2015/11/03/twitter-like-button/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">despised</a> heart, this change, at least, proves that Twitter is (sometimes) listening. Maybe there's still hope for that star.</div>
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10 Nov 2015

The HTC One A9 can once again be bought for $399

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This was perhaps inevitable. Shortly, after increasing the price of its HTC One A9 from the initial, promotional price of $399 to $499, H...

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This was perhaps inevitable. Shortly, after increasing the price of its HTC One A9 from the initial, promotional price of $399 to $499, HTC is once again offering the phone with a $100 discount.</div>
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As part of a <a href="http://www.htc.com/us/go/htc-hot-deals/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">store-wide sale </a>at HTC.com, <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/10/9703584/htc-sale-one-a9-price-399" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">noticed</a> by <em>The Verge</em>, the company offers a 15% discount on $200 purchases, a 20% discount on $400 purchases, and a 30% discount if you spend more than $650. Since the HTC One A9 officially costs $499, you can actually get it for exactly one hundred dollars less.</div>
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The savings scheme allows for some interesting combinations. For example, if you're also interested in a Nexus 9 tablet as well, you can grab both for $629.</div>
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The deal is valid for U.S. customers only, and only today, Nov. 10 (it ends at 11:59pm PT) or while supplies last.</div>
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Though this is just another promotion — and a short one at that — we expect to see similar discounts on the device from HTC in the future. With its snazzy, Apple-like look, a 5-inch screen, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 CPU, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage and a 13-megapixel camera, it's an attractive device, but much more so at $400 than $500.</div>
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10 Nov 2015

How to do a clean install of OS X El Capitan

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Apple on Wednesday released OS X El Capitan as a free upgrade and as a result, lots of Mac users are busy upgrading their desktop and not...

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Apple on Wednesday released OS X El Capitan as a free upgrade and as a result, lots of Mac users are busy upgrading their desktop and notebook computers.</div>
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As with OS X Lion, OS X Mountain Lion, OS X Mavericks and OS X Yosemite, Apple makes it easy for users to install the upgrade by downloading El Capitan from the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/os-x-el-capitan/id1018109117?mt=12" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">App Store</a> and running the installer.</div>
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For <em>most</em> users, this is the best way to upgrade because it means your existing programs and data remain where they are. Sometimes, however, you <em>don't</em> want to do a regular OS upgrade. Maybe you want to start fresh or maybe you need to install El Capitan on a machine that doesn't already have OS X installed. For those users, the best bet is to do a clean installation, erasing the hard disk and installing from scratch.</div>
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If you want to do a clean install of OS X El Capitan on your Mac — or on a new hard drive — you can do it, it just takes a bit of work.</div>
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If you've gone through the clean install processes in the last few years, these instructions will look familiar. (That's because they are almost the same as past years, albeit with changes made for the proper OS name). With a little time, it's relatively easy to create a bootable copy of OS X El Capitan that you can run from a USB stick or other drive.</div>
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<strong>Note:</strong> A clean install will erase all of the contents on your disk drive. Make sure to back up your important files, settings and apps before proceeding.</div>
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To do a clean install of OS X El Capitan, you'll need a blank USB flash drive that is at least 8GB in size. You'll be using this drive completely for OS X El Capitan, so don't waste a larger drive if you have an 8GB available.<br />You can also use an existing hard drive partition, but that process complicates the second option for this installer.<br />You'll also need to download OS X Capitan onto your existing Mac.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Download OS X El Capitan</span></h2>
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You can download OS X El Capitan from the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/os-x-el-capitan/id1018109117?mt=12" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Mac App Store here</a>.<br />This will download a 6.09GB file called "Install OS X El Capitan" to your Applications folder.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Format USB Drive</span></h2>
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Now, format the USB drive by opening up Disk Utility. It's in the Utilities folder in Applications.<br />
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<li style="line-height: 1.5;">Select your USB drive and click on the "Erase" tab. Select Mac OS<br />Extended (Journaled) as the format type and keep the name as "untitled."</li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Easy Option: Use DiskMaker X 5</span></h2>
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A great app for automating the creation of an OS X bootable USB disk called <a href="http://diskmakerx.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">DiskMaker X</a>.<br />
DiskMaker X just released its latest version, version 5, which is compatible with El Capitan.<br />
This is far and away the easiest way to create a bootable copy of OS X El Capitan.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Option 2: Using Terminal</span></h2>
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First, I'd like to thank <em><a href="http://www.macrumors.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">MacRumors</a></em> forum member <a href="http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=18081307&postcount=3" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">tywebb13</a> for his instructions on creating a manual bootable USB copy of OS X Mavericks back in 2013. His work made it easy to update the instructions to work in El Capitan.<br />
This method requires using the Terminal app. If you're not comfortable typing commands into Terminal, just use the DiskMaker X app (above).<br />To continue with using Terminal, follow the steps below.<br />
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<li style="line-height: 1.5;">After downloading OS X El Capitan to your Applications folder and formatting your USB drive (make sure it's called "Untitled"), open up the Terminal app.</li>
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This process runs a special mode built into the OS X El Capitan installer that can create installable media. The disk you're copying the media onto becomes bootable, too.<br />
The process takes less time than DiskMaker X, but you'll need to follow the instructions exactly. Don't move the installer to another folder, and make sure you don't have more than one disk drive titled "Untitled" connected to your machine.</div>
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4 books every aspiring startup founder should read

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To be a successful entrepreneur, you need to be able to juggle several hats at the same time. Identifying a problem and developing a scal...

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To be a successful entrepreneur, you need to be able to juggle several hats at the same time. Identifying a problem and developing a scalable solution is the easy bit. Your initial days as a founder may be spent coding and refining the technical architecture, but then comes a concerted effort on streamlining operations, drumming up sales, and executing a marketing strategy.</div>
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In an ideal scenario, founders already have experience in what it takes to build a company. They might have worked different jobs in the past or have a fancy college degree which will, at the very least, point them in the right direction. But startups are tricky; be prepared to dig deep and get your hands dirty. Fortunately there's a wealth of advice out there from people who've achieved brilliant things and want to give their knowledge to others like them. In no particular order, here are four books every aspiring tech founder should read.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">1. <em>Zero to One</em> — Peter Thiel</span></h3>
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Peter Thiel needs no introduction. As the co-founder of PayPal and an early investor in Facebook, the American entrepreneur has done and seen it all. In his book, which Forbes says "makes you feel superhuman", Peter outlines how great companies are born out of nothing. <em>Zero to One</em> urges founders to look at areas which are underserved and where they can carve out a niche — building a loyal base of customers which you can use as a foundation to scale.</div>
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Peter knows what he's talking about — after all his net worth is approximately US$2.2 billion. Other chapters in his book talk about the nature of competition, the essence of building products investors will be interested in, and how it's essential to have a great team.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">2. <em>The Hard Thing About Hard Things</em> — Ben Horowitz</span></h3>
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Ben Horowitz is the co-founder of one of the most recognized names in venture capital —<a href="http://a16z.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Andreessen Horowitz</a>. Prior to his role as a VC, Ben worked at Netscape, eventually going on to build an enterprise software company — Opsware — which was sold to HP for US$1.6 billion in cash. He's been there and done that.</div>
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<em>The Hard Thing About Hard Things</em> outlines Ben's journey in refreshing honesty. It takes you through the highs and lows — an inevitable course for any founder trying to make it big. The book is written more in a personal narrative style but that's a good thing. It goes to show no founder can ever dream of making an impact without having to go through trials and tribulations. There's advice on almost everything you need to do to build a world-class company — acting and thinking like a leader, measuring performance, and focusing on product.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">3. <em>The Lean Startup</em> — Eric Ries</span></h3>
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Rated as a <em>New York Times</em> best-seller, <em>The Lean Startup</em> teaches founders how to hustle, stretch budgets, and scale operations without burning too much cash. Eric wants you to learn how to be successful without wasting too many resources. The book counts on five basic principles as the cornerstone for success, allowing you to make better, faster business decisions in a landscape where speed and execution is everything. It cites Dropbox as one of the companies which successfully incorporated advice to scale quickly.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">4. <em>Startup Playbook</em> — Sam Altman</span></h3>
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Sam Altman is the president of <a href="https://www.ycombinator.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Y Combinator</a> — a Silicon Valley-based accelerator and one of the most prestigious names in the startup world today. The accelerator counts Dropbox, Airbnb, and Reddit as some of the companies that have graduated from its program. It is known for its unnerving focus on urging founders to "build something people want."</div>
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More than a hundred Y Combinator graduates are worth at least US$100 million or more, with a combined market capitalization of above US$65 billion. Clearly it's doing something right when it comes to mentorship and advice.</div>
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<em><a href="http://playbook.samaltman.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Startup Playbook</a></em> is an effort by Sam Altman to collate all the advice Y Combinator gives its resident companies. The book deals with how to start a company — one that users love and are eager to spread the word about. However, Sam clearly outlines that this is probably the first in a two-book series, talking exclusively about the initial stages of a startup. Scaling, which is also important, will be addressed in the second part — yet unreleased.</div>
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4 books every aspiring startup founder should read

To be a successful entrepreneur, you need to be able to juggle several hats at the same time. Identifying a problem and developing a scalable solution is the easy bit. Your initial days as a founder …

09 Nov 2015